I saw an article in a magazine a few years ago about adopting a soldier, so a couple of weeks ago I decided to take the plunge and do it. I went to adoptaussoldier.org. They made it very easy to sign up and within a day,  more...

Living in the DC area is crazy expensive.  I stay at home with my daughter and work 3 days a week from home babysitting other children.  The cost of living here is sky high, so I try to find lots of things to do  more...

My daughter is 3 and for the last month on and off she has had all night coughing spells.  We have "dry heat" where we live and so we have to humidify her room to make it bearable.  But every now and then,  more...

Today my family and I went to the local Landfill/Recycling Center and it was a learning experience for my 3 year old.  She at this young age asked what I was doing and why, she sat in the car with her dad(it was cold)  more...

My daughter turned 3 four days ago and I have had her in rec classes coming up on a year in April of 2008.  She has had fun and being that I stay home with her, I wanted her to experience what being in a class  more...

If you are a parent that is always with your child with little or no help because your spouse works a lot, or if you are a single parent, a task as simple as getting a haircut can be stressful.  How can you take your  more...

This is so cute and simple, environmentally friendly and really gets the kids excited.  Get a small ziploc bag and fill it with birdseed, sunflower seeds and a tiny bit of glitter.  Shake the bag up and let everything  more...